The lucrative no-bid contract to cater to shelters cost taxpayers $9.4 million, was riddled with complaints from the get-go, and likely drove up the costs of feeding migrant and homeless families. Continue reading →
Remote work has spread far and wide since the pandemic spurred a work-from-home revolution of sorts, but perhaps no place more unexpectedly than behind prison walls. Continue reading →
Using automated enforcement for traffic violations is not allowed under state law in Massachusetts. Increasingly, some municipal leaders say it’s time to change that. Continue reading →
The increasingly dire humanitarian situation has prompted a particularly scathing chorus of condemnation from the United Nations and international human rights organizations. Continue reading →
A majority of U.S adults intend to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Continue reading →
Until she was in her mid-30s, Xanthia Walker rarely went to the doctor, even when she needed care. She didn’t want to step on the scale. Continue reading →
Israel’s army detained the director of one of northern Gaza‘s last functioning hospitals as overnight strikes elsewhere in the territory killed nine people, including children. Continue reading →
Sana, the state-run Syrian news agency, reported Saturday that “a number of remnants of the Assad militias” had been arrested in the coastal Latakia region in western Syria. Weapons and ammunitions were confiscated, the report added. Continue reading →
As the deadly Russian march forward intensifies, most Ukrainians are running for their lives. The majority of those left behind are elderly, disabled and poor, with no means of relocating. Continue reading →
Ever wonder how photographers capture just the right photo at just the right moment? Globe staffers tell us the stories behind some great images from the past year. Continue reading →
What the United States lacks is an agency dedicated to publicizing all the good things the federal government does to enhance the lives of the public. Continue reading →
In just eight years, the Mattahunt Elementary School went from one of the worst in the state to winning a prestigious award for its remarkable improvement. Continue reading →
The shelter was an old motel in Brighton that smelled of must and throbbed with the noise of a hundred others packed into its timeworn rooms. But migrants like themselves kept coming, all hoping for the same thing, all getting the same answer: There was no housing to be had. Continue reading →
As fewer people pursue two-and-four-year degrees due to high prices and declining birth rates, a growing swell of students are turning to shorter-term certificate programs to gain skills in less time and for less money. Continue reading →
Lysell had a goal and two assists for the Providence Bruins in a 4-1 victory over the Bridgeport Islanders Friday night when the Bruins absorbed a 6-2 loss in Columbus, Ohio. Continue reading →
After absorbing a sobering 6-2 setback Friday night in Columbus, the Bruins returned home for a 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets Saturday night at TD Garden. Continue reading →
From confetti-filled floors to firing-line decisions, our sporting emotions ran the gamut, ending some eras and starting some new ones. Continue reading →
Severely burned at 13 when a nuclear bomb exploded over Japan, Shigeko Sasamori, once in the United States, championed peace and found comfort in helping others as a nurse’s aide. Continue reading →
Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died “peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones,” a statement posted to her Instagram account said. Continue reading →
While Greece’s most populated island may not have the charm of Santorini or the nightlife of Mykonos, Crete also doesn’t have the crush of tourists. Continue reading →
Stolen phones, uncomfortable flights, missed birthdays. This gig isn't as glamorous as you might think. But OK — it IS pretty great. Here are some of the many highlights. Continue reading →
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